It’s no secret that former UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey is a big big fan of Pokemon, however what many may not know is that UFC heavyweight veteran Josh Barnett is also a big fan of Magic The Gathering. In the video above courtesy of BJPENN.com’s very own LayzieTheSavage, you can see the first...
When Dominick Cruz and TJ Dillashaw square off in the Octagon on Sunday for the UFC bantamweight championship, the elite level of footwork that will be on display will be nothing short of remarkable. While Jason Parillo broke down some TJ Dillashaw’s footwork techniques, in the video above we see Dominick Cruz’s footwork broken down...
If you ever come up with an excuse to miss a training session or a workout, just remember the older gentleman in this video. Randy Couture retired at a ripe age of 48 from the fight game, while Dan Henderson still on the active roster at 45, winning 1 of 3 fights last year. You’re...
Nate Diaz looks to be taking a little time off to enjoy himself at The Comedy Store in West Hollywood. Stand-up comedian and fight commentator Joe Rogan was among the comedians who performed for Diaz and his crew. Diaz is coming off an impressive win against Michael “The Menace” Johnson to end to 2015....
Recently, the often soft spoken Fabricio Werdum found himself under fire from UFC middleweight champion Luke Rockhold. The animosity from Rockhold likely stems from the fact that Werdum defeated Cain Velasquez, Rockhold’s teammate, for the UFC heavyweight championship last year. At UFC 196 on February 6th Velasquez will get the chance to reclaim his championship...
Going into UFC 195 there was much speculation as to Carlos Condit’s future in the UFC given «his lengthy and extensive professional MMA career. In the main event of UFC 195 Condit and Lawler went to war for 5 rounds to a decision that ultimately saw Lawler retain the UFC welterweight championship, despite many scoring...
Cain Velasquez is back in action after his losing his heavyweight title to Fabricio Werdum last year at UFC 188 via guillotine choke in the third round of their heavyweight conten Velasquez was out almost two years from competition due to injury before his last fight with Werdum in Mexico City Mexico. Elevation may of...
Conor McGregor may be fresh off a 13 second KO win over Jose Aldo at UFC 194 where he claimed the UFC featherweight championship, but with a lightweight showdown with Rafael Dos Anjos only 8 weeks away at UFC 197, McGregor is already back in the gym training. In this clip posted to social media,...
Next Sunday on January 17th, UFC Fight Night 81 is set in Boston MA. Travis “Hapa” Browne (17-3-1 MMA) is looking to pick up a win after losing an epic battle between Andrei “Pit Bull” Arlovski at UFC 187 last year. Brown’e opponent Sunday night will be Matt “Meathead” Mitrione (9-4 MMA) who lost his scrap...
While Eddie Alvarez may only have two UFC fights, ahead of his ‘UFC FN: Boston’ scrap against Anthony Pettis on Sunday, he believes that there’s something ‘convenient’ about Conor McGregor’s timing to move up to lightweight. After his 13 second KO win over Jose Aldo at UFC 194, it was revealed that McGregor would go...
When you’re a UFC champion the work never ends. Constantly promoting, always answering the same questions hundreds of different ways thousands of times, media obligations non-stop and somehow, someway Joanna Jedrzejczyk gets it done all with a smile on her face. Jedrzejczyk found out last month that her next opponent was in fact a...
Recently, boxing icon Floyd Mayweather discussed the popularity of Ronda Rousey and Conor McGregor. ‘Money’ stated that when the two UFC stars talk trash, the media loves it, but when he did, he was criticized. Mayweather drew the conclusion that ‘racism is alive and well’ which prompted UFC announcer Bruce Buffer to respond to those...
Jon Jones and Daniel Cormier don’t have a date set for their inevitable clash for the UFC light heavyweight championship, however that hasn’t stopped the pair from getting into it on social media, and even agreeing to a backroom fight at one point. Recently, Jon Jones trolled DC on Instagram, which prompted Cormier to fire...
It’s been over 3 years since we’ve seen former UFC welterweight contender Dan Hardy inside the Octagon. On a 2-fight win streak, Hardy was booked to face Matt Brown back in 2013, however ‘The Outlaw’ was diagnosed with a heart condition and was forced out of the bout. Hardy hasn’t been in the Octagon since,...
Conor McGregor has been in headlines more often than not lately. From having his popularity questioned by Floyd Mayweather due to his race, to booking his highly anticipated lightweight showdown with Rafael Dos Anjos at UFC 197, McGregor’s name has been all over the headlines. In a recent Facebook post, McGregor addressed his UFC 197...
Anthony “Showtime” Pettis is set to step into the octagon next Sunday against Eddie “The Silent Assassin” Alvarez at Fight Night Boston in the Madison Square Garden Arena. Both fighters competed only one time in 2015 and the results were split. Pettis fought against Rafael dos Anjos in a 5 round one-sided affair, as...
While Georges St. Pierre hasn’t been in the Octagon in nearly two years, there’s been much speculation as to what it would take to get the former UFC welterweight kingpin back in the Octagon. It has been rumored for quite some time that if GSP were to return to the Octagon, it would be for...
It’s been over a combined four years that Dominick Cruz has been out of competition during his tenure with the UFC. Prior to his injuries, the former champ was the most dominant bantamweight fighter with a unique style that was years ahead of the rest of the division. Cruz hasn’t hasn’t been shy about...
If you aren’t familiar with UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor’s quote from the UFC GO BIG event last year, it has been quite the buzz. A song was even made with a remix of the fighter’s quotes from the event. McGregor said “It’s red panty night when you sign on to fight me, back at...
Did you know Russian President Vladimir Putin is a well versed martial artist? The leader of Russia was recently seen training with the Russian national judo team in the city of Sochi. Putin holds a black belt in judo and karate and has a good relationship with legends Fedor Emelianenko and boxing’s Roy Jones Jr....
UFC veteran Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone has already lost a lot of money in endorsement deals after the UFC struck an exclusive apparel and uniform deal with Reebok. Cerrone is losing out on even more money with Reebok blunders after his UFC title fight with Rafael dos Anjos, which took place on Dec. 19. Cerrone wore...
UFC 195 was an emotional night for many fighters. In the co-main event Stipe Miocic put on a spectacular performance against Andrei Arlovski, which set Miocic up for a title shot. In the main event, Carlos Condit and Robbie Lawler slugged it out over the course of 5 rounds to a controversial decision that saw...
In the new era of random drug testing, fighters truly have no clue when their doors will be knocked on to give a random sample for drug testing. Understandably, high-profile fighters and champions have been the most tested under the new policy. While the general consensus is that the random drug testing is good for...
Leading up to their UFC Fight Night: Boston scrap for the bantamweight championship next Sunday, the trash talk between Dominick Cruz and TJ Dillashaw has been very one sided. Cruz has repeatedly put Dillashaw on blast time after time, while Dillashaw has yet to fire back. Until now. The champ spoke to Fox Sports to...
Ahead of Dominick Cruz and TJ Dillashaw’s highly anticipated scrap for the bantamweight championship next Sunday, listen to the pair doing a live media conference call above! If we’ve learned anything from the past few weeks, it’s that the conference call will be filled with trash talk!
As we get closer and closer to the release date of EA Sports UFC 2, fans are getting more and more anxious for details! First EA Sports hid the release date on UFC.com, then the first official trailer was released, now we have even more details regarding gameplay modes. EA Sports sent out a press...
Check out this classic video from the past of a young Nate Diaz still in his teens fighting a grown man. The video description says this was Nate’s first fight back in 2002 against Robert Limon. See how the young Diaz makes quick work of Limon. Nate Diaz is coming off an exciting return to...
Mark Hunt is extremely pleased with the UFC’s implementation of random drug testing done by USADA. “The Super Samoan” who has a fight scheduled with former UFC heavyweight champion Frank Mir is all too excited to get his own championship belt spoke with Craziest Sports Fights about his upcoming bout and history of fighting. “All...
